HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 1915
Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.


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NOLLSCH, ALFRED JULIUS. - Perhaps there are few counties where modern methods of farming prevail more extensively than in Cass County, for the agriculturalists of this region appreciate the effect such a course produces. One of these progressive farmers is Alfred Julius Nollsch, born in Cass County, on the homestead, a portion of which he now occupies, December 28, 1876, a son of Gottlieb and Catherine (Hobig) Nollsch, natives of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. The maternal grandfather, John Hobig, came to Cass County, but died in Sangamon County. When only nineteen years old, Gottlieb Nollsch came to Cass County, and here married, settling then on a farm to which he added until he owned 607 acres. On his homestead he built a fine brick house, and became one of the heavy general farmers and stock men of the county. His death occurred May 30, 1897. His widow lived on the farm until 1902, when she moved to Virginia dn there died, December 8, 1912. Both had been previously married, and by the father's first marriage there were the following children: Lawrence, of Sangamon County; William of Missouri; and Benjamin, of Peoria, Ill. By the mother's first marriage to a Mr. Mauler, there were the following children: Elizabeth, who is Mrs. H. P. Lampert, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Carrie, who is Mrs. J. O. Robinson, of Springfield, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Nollsch had the following children: Anna M., who is Mrs. William Emerich, of Virginia; Margaret, who is also of Virginia; Walter A., who is of Springfield, Ill.; Thomas C., who is on a portion of the home place; George H., who is of Sangamon County; Alfred J.; and Phillip G., who is of Denver, Colo.

Alfred J. Nollsch attended the public schools of his district and grew up on the homestead. His portion of the farm amounted to 120 acres, and he built the house and other structures now on it and has a very fine property, on which he carries on general farming and stockraising. On April 10, 1901, he married Mae L. Marcy, of Chandlerville, Ill., a daughter of Lemuel H. and Lucretia (Smith) Marcy, natives of Cass County. The paternal grandfather was Charles Marcy. Mr. and Mrs. Nollsch became the parents of children as follow: Alberta Marcy, Julius Gottlieb, Catherine Lucretia and Elizabeth Marie. Mr. Nollsch is a Methodist, and has been a steward and also a trustee of that church, and superintendent of the Sunday School since 1900. He is progressive in his political views. For a number of years he has been a school director. The Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America, of Chandlerville, hold his membership. A man of advanced ideas, he is a worthy example of Cass County's best farmers, and his past indicates that his plans for the future will include substantial improvements.

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BIO OF HIS FATHER:

Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers,
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

GOTTLIEB NOLLSCH:
farmer, P.O., Chandlerville, whose portrait appears in this work, was born April 3, 1822, in Durnau, Wurtemberg, Germany. His parents, John R. and Elizabeth (Gerber) Nollsch, kept a hotel and bakery. They had eleven children, as follows: John L., living in this county; John P., in Quincy, Ill.; Mary, deceased; John E., deceased; Mary Duchardt, Cass county, John, Springfield; Gottlieb, this county; Lena Eckart, this county; Thomas, Montgomery County, Kansas; Frederick, deceased, in August, 1841. Mr. Nollsch's parents removed to Illinois, and settled three miles from the present site of Virginia. Gottlieb remained at home, working on the farm, until he was about twenty-six years old. On March 12, 1848, he was married to Miss Dorothy Lutz, a daughter of Laurence Lutz, who is of French birth. Her parents removed to this county in 1837. Mrs. Nollsch had born to him six children, as follows: Laurence, born Dec. 11, 1851; infant, Nov. 7, 1853, died at birth; William Henry, March 23, 1855; Gottlieb Benjamin, April 12, 1857, deceased October, 1859; Carl Edward, June 19, 1859, deceased January, 1869; Gottlieb Benjamin, March 2, 1862. His oldest son, Laurence, was married March 11, 1873, to Martha E. Jokisch. They have five children: Susan, Louisa, Bismark, Charley and Albert. In 1851, Mr. Nollsch bought his first land, one hundred and sixty acres, and he began buying and feeding cattle and hogs. He paid off the first purchase, and has since continued to add to the farm, until at present he owns eight hundred and forty-five acres of land, under a high state of cultivation. The family residence is a beautiful and commodious brick structure, built by the design of Mr. Nollsch. On Sept. 24, 1864, Mrs. Nollsch was called to leave her companion and children. She was a member of the German Methodist church from childhood. On Nov. 28, 1864, Mr. Nollsch was again married to Mrs. Catharine Mauler, widow of Henry Mauler, and daughter of John and Barbara Hobig. She had two children by her first husband, Amelia E., born July 5, 1858, Caroline, May 15, 1860. By this wife, Mr. Nollsch has born to him seven children: Annie Margaret, born Oct. 8, 1865; Mary Magdaline, Feb. 10, 1867; Adolph Walter, Nov. 22, 1868;George Thomas, Oct. 18, 1870; George Herman, March 22, 1873; Alfred, Dec. 5, 1876; Phillip, July 13, 1879. Mr. Nollsch and lady are members of the German Methodist Church, in which denomination they have faithfully served their Master, the former for thirty-four years, and the latter twenty-eight years.